You guys like my parking at work?
February 14th, 2011, 08:29 AM
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Green Horn
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 311
You guys like my parking at work?
Every time I drive one of my B bodies, I park in a certain spot for the laughs.
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February 14th, 2011, 06:34 PM
#8
NOVICE car nut
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Milwaukee Wisconsin
Posts: 3,123
yea , that sign is not specific enough anyhow... it says small cars , so does that mean you can park more than one there at the same time ? maybe if you could get a family of clowns to live there , they could fit two clown cars in one spot.
February 15th, 2011, 03:33 AM
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Location: Northeast Ohio
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Small cars compared to what?
The "Monster Car" on Speed Racer was about a mile long.
I never understood why they didn't call it a truck?
A full size car now is a mid-size or compact going by the terminolgy in the 60's.
But those bohemoths were never considered small cars by any stretch of the imagination.
When I did jobs downtown I parked on the street and paid the winos to watch my truck all day.
Oh... sorry, I negotiated a contract with homeless people with alcohol addictions to secure my vehicle and it's contents on a daily basis.
The "Monster Car" on Speed Racer was about a mile long.
I never understood why they didn't call it a truck?
A full size car now is a mid-size or compact going by the terminolgy in the 60's.
But those bohemoths were never considered small cars by any stretch of the imagination.
When I did jobs downtown I parked on the street and paid the winos to watch my truck all day.
Oh... sorry, I negotiated a contract with homeless people with alcohol addictions to secure my vehicle and it's contents on a daily basis.
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February 15th, 2011, 06:16 AM
#12
Connoisseur d'Junque
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: The Hudson Valley
Posts: 21,183
Yeah, it's funny, people can't tell what a small, midsize, or large car is anymore.
A Cutlass is a midsize car. Not too big, not too small.
If you're used to driving an Escort, it may seem big, but if you've spent time behind the wheel of a 98, it feels downright tight.
My wife drove a '67 Valiant as her daily driver for the first half of the 2000's. I was amazed at how many people commented about her driving "such a big car." Yes, it was roomy, but it weighed about 2,900 pounds, had a 110hp motor, and got almost 30mpg.
I had a '68 Galaxie a few years ago that people were shocked to discover I drove every day (my 88 and 98 daily drivers were back in the '90's, before people seemed to lose touch with reality). It weighed 4,000 pounds and had a 119" wheelbase, exactly the same as a then-new "Ford 500."
Meanwhile, my wife's current daily driver is a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which weighs 4,100 pounds, gets 16mpg, and has significantly less cargo and passenger room than a Vista Cruiser of similar weight (and probably better gas mileage).
Weird.
- Eric
A Cutlass is a midsize car. Not too big, not too small.
If you're used to driving an Escort, it may seem big, but if you've spent time behind the wheel of a 98, it feels downright tight.
My wife drove a '67 Valiant as her daily driver for the first half of the 2000's. I was amazed at how many people commented about her driving "such a big car." Yes, it was roomy, but it weighed about 2,900 pounds, had a 110hp motor, and got almost 30mpg.
I had a '68 Galaxie a few years ago that people were shocked to discover I drove every day (my 88 and 98 daily drivers were back in the '90's, before people seemed to lose touch with reality). It weighed 4,000 pounds and had a 119" wheelbase, exactly the same as a then-new "Ford 500."
Meanwhile, my wife's current daily driver is a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which weighs 4,100 pounds, gets 16mpg, and has significantly less cargo and passenger room than a Vista Cruiser of similar weight (and probably better gas mileage).
Weird.
- Eric
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